Fuglafjørður

Brief information about the Fuglafjørður

Its title means "fjord of birds".The village is at the edge of a bay and expands to the surrounding steep hills. The city centre is situated close to the harbour and contains the majority of the shops and services.

The volcano at Fuglafjørður is busy, since the city 's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal. You will find creation of also and trawl oil-depots, fishing-industry, a slip. In the 1970s a terrible stink was in the fishing-industry but that has since been solved.

In the past years Fuglafjørður has become famous.